Ring-twirling toy



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FILED FE B,26. 1921- Feb. 6, 1923.

Patented F b. 1923.. L

CASSIUS ILE. BARTHOLOMEW, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

EING-TWIRLI'NG TOY.

Application filed. February 26, 1921. Serial No. 448,087.

To all whom it may concern: permit this. When so connected the centrif- Be it known that I, CASSIUS M. BARTHOLO- ugal element cannot become accidently re- Mnw, a citizen of the United States, residmoved. ing at Columbus, in the count of Franklin The shaft is provided with two of the 60 and State of Ohio, have invented a certain centrifugal elements 9 as shown in Fig. 5, new and useful Improvement in Ringthe recess in the upper end of such element Twirling Toys, of which the following is a being of such length and the pin 11 being so specification. positioned that the elements rest against the The present invention relates to the type shaft about as shown in Fig. 5. In this po- 65 of toy shown in the United States patent sition the ring 12 to be twirled is placed on issued to me December 1d, 1897, No. 595,594. the centrifugal elements.

The principal object of the present inven- To operate the toy it is well to provide the tion is to do away with a spring and to middle finger of the hand with a clip 13 utilize centrifugal action generated by pre as shown in Fig. 6, said clip preferably be- 70 15 sure of the fingers of the human hand to ing of metal or other material having a hard twirl and project the ring. Other objects smooth surface. It is preferable to putthe will be gathered from the disclosure herein. clip 18 upon the middle finger so that the The invention is embodied in the example forefinger can be used to aid in adjusting herein specifically shown and described, the the shaft and holding it until ready for flip- '75 20 features of novelty being finally pointed ping. In practice the device prepared as out in the claims. shown in Fig. 5 is best taken at its shaft In the accompanying drawingbetween the thumb and the clip 13 as shown Figure 1 is a side view of the shaft. in Fig. 6. Now by a quick pressure of the Fig. 2 is a. similar view of one of the centhumb the shaft can be flipped to the posi- 80 trifugal members. tion shown in broken lines in Fig. 6. This Fig. 3 is a plan view of the ring to be quick partial rotation of the shaft throws projected and twirled by the centrifugal the centrifugal elements outward and promembers. jeots the ring 12 into the air with a twirling Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a clip that motion. When so projected and twirled in 85 may be placed on the finger to aid in manipa direction at an incline to the horizontal ulating the shaft. the ring 12 after reaching the limit of its Fig. 5 is a side view illustrating the parts travel outward tends, because of gyrostatic of the toy assembled for operation. action, to return in the path of its outward Fig. 6 illustrates how the shaft is best iniflight. The ring should be of fairly shallow 90 tially placed between the finger and thumb cylindrical form and light material, as for for operation, the shaft being shown in cross example rather stiff paper. Upon return of section. the ring from its outward flight it may be In the views 7 designates the shaft which caught upon the centrifugal elements in the is a short strip of wood having its upper end manner similar to that set forth in my 95 diagonally cross sawed to provide slits 8 former patent referred to and the prothe lower ends of said slits being drilled jeoting and twirling operation repeated.

to slightly enlarge them as shown at 8 The forms of the parts can. be changed The character 9 designates the centrifugal without departing from the gist of the in element, the body of which is block. of vention as claimed. 190 wood recessed at its upper end, as shown at hat I claim is:

1O sufficiently to straddle the shaft edge 1. ring projecting and twirling device wise. The block has passed through it a comprising, in combination, a flat shaft metal pin 11 bridging the recess 10 at its adapted to be flipped between the thumb upper portion, said pin being of a slightly and finger of the human handto partially 50 greater diameter than the diameter of the rotate the same, and a pair of ring supportsaw out 8 but so as to be capable of freely lng elements each loosely pivoted at one of turning in the enlargement 8". To connect its ends the end of said shaft and adapted the centrifugal element with the shaft the to be whirled and thrown upward at their pin 11 is forced down through the saw out free ends when the shaft is flipped as stated. 55.8, the outer part of the wood of the shaft 2. A rmg pro ecting and twirhng toy 1nbeyond the saw cut springing slightly to cludlng, 1n combination, a shaft consisting of a flat strip adapted to be flipped between the thumb and finger of the human hand to partially rotate the same, said strip provided With diagonally and opp-osingly located slits at one end, and a pair of ring supporting centrifugal elements each having a cross pin at one of its ends to pivotally en'- gage said slits, substantially as described A ring projecting and twirling toy including, in combination, a shaft, a pair of ring receiving centrifugal elements loosely attached thereto and a finger clip against which said shalt may be flipped to partially rotate the same, substantially as described.

CAS-SIUS M. BA'RTHOLOMEW. 

